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Pieces
and moves: 1. The opening position
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Pieces
line up in R-K/Q-R order as per the square board, with
pawns guarding a "back row" which effectively
has been folded back on itself, creating four continuous
ranks/rings.
The "promotion line" for the pawns is as per
the square board (ie: they must move six spaces to the
"back row").
The promotion lines and starting positions are designated
by the vertical line of the cross of the City of Lincoln
official civic crest.
Annotations are used to record games, with rings listed
a-d and cells numbered 1-16. |
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2.
The Queen
As in square chess, the Queen
is a versatile and powerful piece that can move in any
direction.
The Queen is restricted to a maximum of four cells on
the curved diagonal, and from the inner to outer ranks.
She can sweep around the entire board - attacking and
defending in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions.
3. The King
The King moves one cell in any direction. There is no
Castling. |
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4.
The Rook
The Rooks, like the Queen, can make unrestricted sweeps
around an entire ring in either direction.
Like the Queen, they can attack and defend in clockwise
and anti-clockwise directions - simultaneously.
Rooks can also move between the inner and outer ranks.
They are strongest when they work with together or with
the Queen on the same ring.
"Castling" is not permitted. |
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PIECES AND MOVES: BISHOPS, KNIGHTS AND PAWNS
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